Tag Archive for Jim Whelan

By Jim Whelan As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Roselle Catholic High School, the school ran an online voting contest for the 50 Golden Moments in the school’s sports history. It was no surprise that the…

By Jim Whelan The 2008-2009 basketball season will tip off on Friday, Dec. 19. Locally, the Union County heavyweights will square off against some of the state’s premiere teams in the Hoop Group Tip Off Classic. This will be the…

By James Whelan The 2007 season started out with a wealth of possibilities and optimism for Oratory Prep. Winning their Christmas tournament and taking a 4-5 record into the heart of the Mountain Valley season, Oratory looked like they might…

By Jim Whelan St. Joseph’s University coach Phil Martelli has reason to smile lately. Not only did he get a contract extension until the 2015-2016 season, he got his man when Linden’s David Bruce gave a verbal commitment to the…

by Jim Whelan Coach Joe Scott was very optimistic during the 2007-2008 season. With a veteran team and some new talent, Scott believed that the Union County College Owls could have been atop of the ECAC DIII Juco’s. Offense was…

By Jim Whelan Governor Livingston coach Terry Hanratty is working to build a football tradition at the Union County school. A proven winner, Hanratty knows what it takes. The 2008 campaign brings a lot of question marks and some uncertainty,…

By Jim Whelan Former Elizabeth High School and Rutgers University standout Raheem Orr helped the Jon Bon Jovi Philadelphia Soul to its first-ever arena football championship. Orr was a three-year starter at Elizabeth High School and helped lead the Minutemen…

By Jim Whelan Every time Chet Paravecchio sees a former player, a smile comes to his face. Recently, when he ran into Rick Tobor, a member of the Elizabeth High School 2006 State Championship team, a bigger smile comes to…

By Jim Whelan The play was called “Phantom” in the New York Giants’ playbook. Eli Manning chucked a prayer and David Tyree came down with a catch that made the Montclair native a household name during Super Bowl XLII. Orange…

By Jim Whelan After some rethinking Rahway’s Earl Clark decided to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft. The third year of college basketball will give benefit both the Louisville Cardinals and Clark. Unlike Clark, who was eligible to return…